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PAGETHREE
Spring Parties Bloom In Weekend Fun
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DAILY
TROJAN
PAGE FOUR Track Team Meets Oxy; Troy Nine Plays Col
VOL. Lll
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1961
ND. 101
talian Celebration Opens Tonight
Eight Students To Be Active In Mode! U.N.
tight USC siudents, together with delegates from 91 Western colleges and universities, will attend the 11 th session of the Motley United Nations iMUXi to be held at the University of Or go.: from Wednesday through next Friday.
Representing Afghanistan, the USC delegation will be headed by Heather Campbell, senior in international relations.
All eight delegates will carry committee responsibilities: Committee A signnicnts Already assigned to the various committees are Ted Schmitt, political and security; Mary Yee Young, economic and financial; Julie;te Cummins, social humanitarian and cultural; Pete Bur-rouw, trusteeship; Emma Gee, special P"lilicai; Kenneth Kiocp-ier, full disarmament; and Fhig-ei Kitano, economics and social council.
The question of Red China's admission to the UN, the Congo crisis, tiie Angcia resolution ..nd the current Laotian situation ere among the many topics expected to api^ear in the agenda.
Opening the MUN sessions on Wednesday will be Frederick Boland, president of the UN General Assembly and chief oi the Irish delegation. Sen Wayne Morse of Oregon will also attend the open:ng session.
Press Conference The UN president and Senator Morse will host a press conference later in the afternoon for the delegates. John Hulteng, assistant professor of journalism at the University of Oregon, will act as moderator.
First held at Stanford University in 1950, the mock sessions have been presented annually in different colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Main purpose of the annual sessions is to provide American college students with the opportunity to view world problems at a closer perspective and to acquaint them with the workings of the UN.
Down the Line Although delegates to the MUN are expected to vote in line with the actual stand oflhe countries they represent, the young delegates are able to project themselves into the issue at a closer range.
IFC Council Elects Ciess As President
IFC executive council yesterday elected Mike Glrss of Beta 'Iheia Pi as next year's president.
GlC'S defeated Delta Chi Tony Ca sa by a 17-11 vote. The new president presented a four-point platform for no\t year. He called for an improved public relation« program with the metropolitan press.
He also called for a concerted effort to contact prospective tall rushees. Gloss said that the IFC rush brochure should be implemented bv additional material to inform incoming students of the “opportunities offered by the fraternity system.”
Better Coverage
He called for better coverage of IFC tunctions during fall rush ar 1 a strong administrative effort within th? IFC.
Phi Kappa Tats John Kern and Theta Chi Mike Howler ran two d^ad heats for the vice presidency. The race will be decided at the ner;t IFC meeting.
While ballots were given to SAE Jim Markel for secretary 8?'d to S gma Nu Neil Salisian for treasurer.
F. noff Pup
Sigma Chi Jess Hill Jr. ar.d FAE Rick Butler tied for ihe memb- r-at-larposition. A runoff will b? held at the next meet in?.
H s? presidents were en-c ura «1 by AMS President Mike Ouhin lo attend the AWS Awards Dinner May 2. It is h p d that Danny Thomas will fervp cmeee and John McKay as guest spraker, Guhin said.
Empty Racks On Monday To Had Spring
The Daily Trojan will taUe a or.e-day holiday Monday in honor of Spring Fever, April Showers and a post-mortem on the Easter vacation.
However, a special “Development Issue” will he printed on May 17. It will describe expansion of the campus and future plans for development of CSC.
In addition, a special issue paying tribute/ to the * .'line graduates will be- issued on •June 8.
The liT will resume regular indication on Tuesday. It will give special emphasis to the university’ current “Italian Perspectives—61" program and announce the official host for “Songfest ’61.’’
Food Conclave To Hear Story Of Progress
A progress report on USC’s food distribution program will be made this week at the Western Association of Food Chains’ 40‘ih annual convention in Hono-’ luiu by Merle L. McGinnis, program director.
“The second year of classes here indicates representation from all segments of the industry.” said McGinnis, executive secretary for the association. “It also reflects an increased interest in developing management at various levels of responsibility.” The curriculum is also in operation at Michigan State and Cornell Universities.
Several Programs “The food distribution curriculum consists of several programs in management training at the college level. Special emphasis is given to food merchandising, food store operation, chain administration and food distribution problems.” he explained.
He added that, although the program is primarily designed for employees and prospective employees of the retail feed distribution industry, anyone interested and able to meet entrance requirements may enroll.
The 43 students participating in the program at USC come from 11 states and one foreign country. They represent 18 retailers eight suppliers and 1 wholesaler.
Plant, Market Tours “In addition to class work, students participate in tours A plants and markets, hold weekly meetings and are members of the national food distribution fraternity, Pi Sigma Epsilon,” McGinnis said.
“Courses in the program are offered at several academic levels." McGinnis said, “and may lead to an MBA degree, a BS, or degree credits.”
A special one-year non-degree program is also open to qualified students.
KUSC to Add Drama, Flays To Program
Three new KUSC programs featuring plays, debates and dramatic readings will go on the air in the next two weeks.
Today at 2:30 p.m. the weekly KUSCTV show, previously devoted to interviews or music recordings, will present the reading of two Oscar Wilde fairy tales.
Lynn R&ynor, a drama student who originated the new programs. will produce the show.
Wilde's “The Happy Prince,” a satire on social injustices, and "Selfish Giant,” a selfish theme in fairy tale form, will be read by Anne DeRubertis and Tom Costello.
The two drama students will be reading to 12 parochial school children ranging in age from eight to ten.
Fairy Tales The fairy tales will be illustrated by Sherri Langer.
Telecommunications students, who direct the show, will film the program live and re-run it for critical study.
Studenls may view the filming tomorrow in 213 Hancock.
Raynor will also produce two new KUSC-FM radio programs: "The Play’s the Thing,” a 15-week series scheduled to debut April 18 at 7:30 p.m., and a six- j week debate series between USC, Occidental and Los Angeles State, which will start April 13 at 3:15 p.m.
Classic Selections
“The Play’s the Thing” will feature classic selections including “Othello,” “Antigone” and ! Waiting for Godot.” A commentary by an authority in the field will be given after each weekly program.
Raynor, the moderator, and the newly formed USC Reper-torie Players, who read the plays, have worked on the show for more than a month.
“T h e Importance of Being Ernest” by Oscar Wilde will be read April 14. Professor James Durbin of the English department will give the commentary following the play.
The six debates may be viewed in Studio C of Hancock. Ra.y-J nor. who will act as narrator, sdid this is an excellent opportunity for students to support their outstanding debate team. The team’s competitive schedule demands their presence on other campuses and students rarely see USC debaters, he added.
Issues that will be debated include a variety of federal government adoption of a program of compulsory health insurance, legalized prostitution, the exten-| sion of federal aid to parochial | school, abolishment of the House I Un-American Activities Commit-j tee, admission of Red China to the UN and strengthened FCC 1 regulations.
Officials, Artists To Join Trustees At Kickoff Dinner
By PENNY LERNOIX Daily Trojan City Editor
One of the most outstanding cultural events in USC's history will begin a three-week program tonight with a kick-off dinner for “Italian Perspective—1961.”
The university program is being held in observance of the centennial of Italian unification and the contributions made by Italy and her people to i-- --------—■
the culture of the Western world.
Tonight, President Norman Topping and members of the USC Board of Trustees will host a special dinner at 6:30 in the Town and Gown Foyer for offi-f cials of the Italian government, a well known Italian-American artist and a group of prominent Los Angeles art collectors.
| Officials, Artists Present
On hand will he S. E. Paolo Emilio Taviani, Italian minister of the treasury; Manlio Brosio, Italian ambassador to the U.S.; Dr. Mario Tedeschi. Italian consul general to Los Angeles; and Rico Lebrun, one of the outstanding contemporary painters in the United States.
In addition, more than two dozen art collectors and patrons who have lent paintings and sculptures from their private collections to USC for its “Italian Perspectives’’ program will be guests.
Tomorrow night the opera department will present Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” at S in Bo-vard Auditorium. The first Eng-
OPERA SCENE — Verdi's opera, "Simon Bcccanegra," will be one cf the outstanding cultural events in the 23-day Italian Centennial celebration. Among these ap-
pearing in the opera tomorrow night will be (I to r) Orville White as Simon Bcccanegra, Clifford Reims as Adorno and Diana Yea man who is Maria.
USC Professor Will Bubble' At Graduate School Lecture
Dr. Karol J. Mysels, professor of chemistry, was chosen last night to give the 1962 research lecture for the USC Graduate School.
He will speak on “Soap Bubbles in Three Centuries of Scientific Research” at the 29th annual dinner of the graduate faculty.
Dr. Mysels is an authority on soap films and bubbles, which are of interest to housewives in their dishpans and automatic washers and to city engineers who must deal with such foams in sewage disposal plants.
His research on detergents shows the effects of inter-actions of molecules in forming thin films. In his lecture. Dr. Mysels will review all studies on soap bubbles from the time of Sir Isaac Newton. 17th century English mathematician who formulated the theory of gravity, to the present.
Dr. Mysels, who has been on the USC chemistry faculty since 1947, recently vv a s invited to speak at the third annual National Industrial Pharmaceutical Research Conference in W'iscon-! sin on June 5.
He also was recently named to the advisory board of the 1 Journal of Physical Chemistry ; published by the American j Chemical Society. He is on the I editorial boards of the Journal of Chemical Education and the Journal of Colloid Science.
Dr. Mysels, a native of Poland, is a graduate of the University j of Lyon, France, and Harvard ■ University.
While with the patent department of Shell Development Corp., Dr. Mysels obtained for that company in 1944 one of the first patents ever issued on the use of radioactive isotopes to trace leaks in pipelines.
He had difficulty persuading
Shell to make the patent application because the industrial use of radioactivity seemed impractical at that time, which was one year before the first atomic Acmb explosion.
During World War II. Dr. Mysels served in the U. S. Army chemical warfare service as a senior worker on the study of incendiary bombs and flame throwers. He did considerable work on napalm (gelled gasoline for incendiary weapons).
One of his hobbies is the correction of mistakes in chemical textbooks. He is co-author with : Dr. Charles Copeland. USC pro-fessor of chemistry', of a textbook on general chemistry.
Dr. Mysels is also chairman of a national contest in colloid and ‘ surface chemistry for college undergraduates sponsored by the Continental Oil Co. of Houston, Texas, and Ponca City. Okla., which was started in 1957.
Laos Issue Called Complex
New Drugs To Be Topic
An all-day seminar sponsored by the School of Pharmacy will present the latest developments in professional pharmacy, Sunday, at the Surfrider Inn, 1700 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica.
Los Angeles and Santa Monica pharmacists and other associated groups will atend the four-lecture program starting at 9:30 a m.
Speakers will be members of the School of Pharmacy. They will discuss “Some N ewer Drugs,” “Psychotherapeutic A-gents.” “Drugs in Coronary Heart Disease" and "Drugs Used in Cancer Therapy.”
The pharmacy seminar will be sponsored by the USC Pharmacy Alumni Association and Boyle and Company. Admission will be free except for the noon luncheon.
B; JOAX EDMONDS
The immediate military crisis in Laos cann<?t be separated from the current crisis facing the underdeveloped nations of the world, Dr. Rodger Swearingen j said yesterday.
The director of the Soviet-Asian Studies Center spoke at an open YWCA cabinet meeting at the YWCA.
Various Strands “In Laos, the various strands of the problem of backward nations are brought together, all contributing to the complexity of the present situation,” he said. I Dr. Cwearingen noted that one | “strand" is that of “the ugly American.”
“The United States has to un- j dertake a responsibility for the j preservation of the free world, a responsibility for which we are not prepared.” said the associate I professor of history and international relations. j
-No Alternative “We may not like it, but vve have no alternative, as the So- I viets will move into the vacuum created by our absence.
“Actually, the U. S. has done better than our critics would have us believe.” he added.
Dr. Swearingen said that the second aspect of the problem is
one m which the underdeveloped nations of the world are trying to solve their economic problems in a controversial political environment.
“A representative government as we know it ¡3 not possible in a country where 90 per cent of the agragrian population is uneducated,” he said.
Middle Class Needed
“There can be no constitutional representative government without an articulate middle class.”
Dr. Swearingen pointed out that there is too large a gap between the huge uneducated, hungry ma-ses and the aristocratic, bureaucratic minority.
He said that the main problem in this area—as is seen, for example, in Laos—is that we cannot stand back and hold a general election, as most of the people cannot even read the election propaganda.
Yet, if we do use some sort cf control device, we will be letting ourselves in for the same type of criticism that we level at the Communists, he said.
The third factor in the Laotian situation, according to Dr. Swearingen, is the Communist
I exploitation of an extremely un-j sfable political area.
“Any new government will ! have to have some Communist I representation, but the main fear | of the West is that the Communists will move into too many key positions,” he said-.
The professor felt that, although there are now peaceful overtures from the Soviets and a lessening of tension between the two blocs, fundamental Soviet policy poals have not changed.
“Laos is of strategic import-| ance to the U. S. because we have to draw the line somewhere to stop the aggression of the Soviet and Chinese governments,” he said.
The current war is being fought between the Communists of the northeastern provinces, the Pathet Lao. They are opposed by the pro-Western forces of Boun Leuth.
Prince Souvanna Phouma. the country's most politically important neutral, may be able to bring about a solution of the problem.
Friendly Basis
“The West helped to bring about his overthrow a few years ago, but now he mayr be willing to deal with us on a friendly basis because of the new administration,” Dr. Swearingen said.
i He noted that the Kennedy administration has done well in Laos in as much as the USSR has been put in an unfavorable ; light.
“But the Russians may use the same tactic in Laos that they used in Korea," he said,
“The Russians may deny any connection with the local Communists.”
Dr. Swearingen said that the cease-fire demands of the West may now be cordially received by the Russian?, as the monsoon season in Laos is near, making it difficult to wage war.
Strategic Positions “The Russians ,will be very friendly, trying to secure the I best strategic position, and promote favorable propaganda, taking advantage of y^e climatic conditions,” he said.
Because much of its northern border is in direct contact with either Communist China of Communist-controlled North Viet Nam, Laos is a natural selection for the extension of Communist control, he said.
“The government will seek to re-establish control over its own territory but, in doing so. may cau<e reprisal from outside its borders,” he concluded.
Red Jackets' To Rock At Senior TGIF
The Red Jackets rock and roll band and 15 kegs of refreshments J will be featured at this afternoon's senior-sponsored TGIF at Hoover Union Hall, 2308 S. Hoover Plvd.
The TGIF, which will be held from 2 to 5 p.m., is being presented by the Senior ClassCoun-| cil as the first of three events
under the activity fee bill pro-
gram established last fall.
Activity Books ' All seniors with activity books will be admitted free. Women ! students without activity books will be charged 50 cents and men, one dollar.
Senior Class President Ken lish translation of the opera to Unmacht said that, although the
be performed in the U. S.. the TGIF is not a money-raising ac-
production will be conducted by tivity. any profit gained from ad-
j Dr. Walter Ducloux, head of the ,
, ’ mission charges will be used for
opera department. I u ljr
“Simon Boccanegra” will be ^eni0r -'s,ight to be held in
repeated April 14 and April 16 ^ray*
in Bovard. The two TGIF's held last se-
Sought Peace mester, one in November and a
Boccanegra, who was the first “Meet me at Julie's” gathering doge of Genoa, devoted his life ^ December, helped the council
to bringing peace to his strife- ________ . ...
, .. . . , , finance class activities durine th»
torn city but was poisoned by , 1 »
his enemies. During the 19th *
century struggle of Italy for in- Many Advertisements
dependence and unification, his A senior newsletter, handbills •
ideals became the battle-cry of posters and a banner on the Sti*
Italians everwhere. fl„_t T. •__, ,
r, .. *. u Lmon have been distribut-
Simon Boccanegra. t h e ,
e „j *• , , ♦ ■ week to advertise the
fourth products m the depart- end-of-the-week sen,or TGIF ment's cycle of late Vsrdi operas. 0
was one of the composer's less . n y ,uo of^ei senior activi-popular works until just recently. | ies remain ^)le graduation.
It will be performed this ium- Senior Night, being orga-
mer at the Salzburg Festival. nized by Brad Liebman and his
Starring as Boccanegra in the committee. will be admission-| USC production will be Bernard [iPe In seniors with their activi-Bollinger and Orville White. ,y books and their dates, both holding long records of A senior breakfast on the campus opera work. morning of graduation. June 8,
Others who will appear in- ’s a^so being planned for gradu-clude W’illiam Vennard. French ates v'tl° ^a'e purchased activi-' Tickner. Anthony Thomas. Bar- tv books, bara Phillips, Diana Smith Yea-man. Gene Allen, Clifford Reims.
Baldo Dalpente and Majorie Gib-! son.
Settings and costumes are by Dennis Wakeling. while William | C. White will provide lighting.
Tickets for the production can i be obtained at the University Ticket Office. Price of reserved seats is S3 and S2. while general Plan to enlarge USC by turning admission is SI .50. i *3® acres of adjoining land into
Also opening tomorrow will be an urban renewal project will be
City Council To Discuss Future Troy
The Campus Development
four fine arts exhibits in Fisher and Quinn Galleries which will ; run through April 30. Galiery hours will bp from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day-, j For the contemporary exhibit.
(Continued on Page 2)
Talk to View Newest Bible
“A New Ix*>k at the Bible” will be taken by University Chaplain John E. Cantelon at 11 a.m. in Bovard Auditorium on Sunday.
The regular weekly Sunday service will be highlighted by the Rev. Mr. Cantelon's discus-* sicn of the provacative new English translation of the Bible.
He will view the Bible in a number of different ways—as a book of spiritual fairy tales, a I magic book which holds all the : answers in a troubled world, an opiate of the people, and a n.gh class "vvhodonit.”
Finally, he will view the Bible as a travel book, not as a chronicle of temporal travels, bu* as
given a public hearing by the City Council April 17.
The plan, as developed by the university and the City Planning Commission, would include the area bounded by Jefferson Blvd., Figueroa St., Exposition Blvd.,
and Vermont Ave.
Eminent Domain The university has the right 1 of eminent domain and is permitted to condemn the private-: ly ow ned property involved. Before USC can obtain urban renewal financial aid. however, approval of the council is required, under terms of the Federal Housing Act of 1949.
The planning commission has lecommended that the council approve the Campus Redevelopment Plan. Persons objecting will be allowed to present their
1 views at 10 a.m. at the April 17 council session.
Redevelopment The Campus Redevelopment Plan is part of an over-all redevelopment program involving the Exposition Park area. It was devised by the planning commission in 1958.
Plans for eventual redevelopment of the area involve 1.870
one of spiritual journeys epitomizing man s spiritual journey , acres, or about three sauare through life. i miles.

PAGETHREE
Spring Parties Bloom In Weekend Fun
Southern
if*ornl8
DAILY
TROJAN
PAGE FOUR Track Team Meets Oxy; Troy Nine Plays Col
VOL. Lll
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1961
ND. 101
talian Celebration Opens Tonight
Eight Students To Be Active In Mode! U.N.
tight USC siudents, together with delegates from 91 Western colleges and universities, will attend the 11 th session of the Motley United Nations iMUXi to be held at the University of Or go.: from Wednesday through next Friday.
Representing Afghanistan, the USC delegation will be headed by Heather Campbell, senior in international relations.
All eight delegates will carry committee responsibilities: Committee A signnicnts Already assigned to the various committees are Ted Schmitt, political and security; Mary Yee Young, economic and financial; Julie;te Cummins, social humanitarian and cultural; Pete Bur-rouw, trusteeship; Emma Gee, special P"lilicai; Kenneth Kiocp-ier, full disarmament; and Fhig-ei Kitano, economics and social council.
The question of Red China's admission to the UN, the Congo crisis, tiie Angcia resolution ..nd the current Laotian situation ere among the many topics expected to api^ear in the agenda.
Opening the MUN sessions on Wednesday will be Frederick Boland, president of the UN General Assembly and chief oi the Irish delegation. Sen Wayne Morse of Oregon will also attend the open:ng session.
Press Conference The UN president and Senator Morse will host a press conference later in the afternoon for the delegates. John Hulteng, assistant professor of journalism at the University of Oregon, will act as moderator.
First held at Stanford University in 1950, the mock sessions have been presented annually in different colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Main purpose of the annual sessions is to provide American college students with the opportunity to view world problems at a closer perspective and to acquaint them with the workings of the UN.
Down the Line Although delegates to the MUN are expected to vote in line with the actual stand oflhe countries they represent, the young delegates are able to project themselves into the issue at a closer range.
IFC Council Elects Ciess As President
IFC executive council yesterday elected Mike Glrss of Beta 'Iheia Pi as next year's president.
GlC'S defeated Delta Chi Tony Ca sa by a 17-11 vote. The new president presented a four-point platform for no\t year. He called for an improved public relation« program with the metropolitan press.
He also called for a concerted effort to contact prospective tall rushees. Gloss said that the IFC rush brochure should be implemented bv additional material to inform incoming students of the “opportunities offered by the fraternity system.”
Better Coverage
He called for better coverage of IFC tunctions during fall rush ar 1 a strong administrative effort within th? IFC.
Phi Kappa Tats John Kern and Theta Chi Mike Howler ran two d^ad heats for the vice presidency. The race will be decided at the ner;t IFC meeting.
While ballots were given to SAE Jim Markel for secretary 8?'d to S gma Nu Neil Salisian for treasurer.
F. noff Pup
Sigma Chi Jess Hill Jr. ar.d FAE Rick Butler tied for ihe memb- r-at-larposition. A runoff will b? held at the next meet in?.
H s? presidents were en-c ura «1 by AMS President Mike Ouhin lo attend the AWS Awards Dinner May 2. It is h p d that Danny Thomas will fervp cmeee and John McKay as guest spraker, Guhin said.
Empty Racks On Monday To Had Spring
The Daily Trojan will taUe a or.e-day holiday Monday in honor of Spring Fever, April Showers and a post-mortem on the Easter vacation.
However, a special “Development Issue” will he printed on May 17. It will describe expansion of the campus and future plans for development of CSC.
In addition, a special issue paying tribute/ to the * .'line graduates will be- issued on •June 8.
The liT will resume regular indication on Tuesday. It will give special emphasis to the university’ current “Italian Perspectives—61" program and announce the official host for “Songfest ’61.’’
Food Conclave To Hear Story Of Progress
A progress report on USC’s food distribution program will be made this week at the Western Association of Food Chains’ 40‘ih annual convention in Hono-’ luiu by Merle L. McGinnis, program director.
“The second year of classes here indicates representation from all segments of the industry.” said McGinnis, executive secretary for the association. “It also reflects an increased interest in developing management at various levels of responsibility.” The curriculum is also in operation at Michigan State and Cornell Universities.
Several Programs “The food distribution curriculum consists of several programs in management training at the college level. Special emphasis is given to food merchandising, food store operation, chain administration and food distribution problems.” he explained.
He added that, although the program is primarily designed for employees and prospective employees of the retail feed distribution industry, anyone interested and able to meet entrance requirements may enroll.
The 43 students participating in the program at USC come from 11 states and one foreign country. They represent 18 retailers eight suppliers and 1 wholesaler.
Plant, Market Tours “In addition to class work, students participate in tours A plants and markets, hold weekly meetings and are members of the national food distribution fraternity, Pi Sigma Epsilon,” McGinnis said.
“Courses in the program are offered at several academic levels." McGinnis said, “and may lead to an MBA degree, a BS, or degree credits.”
A special one-year non-degree program is also open to qualified students.
KUSC to Add Drama, Flays To Program
Three new KUSC programs featuring plays, debates and dramatic readings will go on the air in the next two weeks.
Today at 2:30 p.m. the weekly KUSCTV show, previously devoted to interviews or music recordings, will present the reading of two Oscar Wilde fairy tales.
Lynn R&ynor, a drama student who originated the new programs. will produce the show.
Wilde's “The Happy Prince,” a satire on social injustices, and "Selfish Giant,” a selfish theme in fairy tale form, will be read by Anne DeRubertis and Tom Costello.
The two drama students will be reading to 12 parochial school children ranging in age from eight to ten.
Fairy Tales The fairy tales will be illustrated by Sherri Langer.
Telecommunications students, who direct the show, will film the program live and re-run it for critical study.
Studenls may view the filming tomorrow in 213 Hancock.
Raynor will also produce two new KUSC-FM radio programs: "The Play’s the Thing,” a 15-week series scheduled to debut April 18 at 7:30 p.m., and a six- j week debate series between USC, Occidental and Los Angeles State, which will start April 13 at 3:15 p.m.
Classic Selections
“The Play’s the Thing” will feature classic selections including “Othello,” “Antigone” and ! Waiting for Godot.” A commentary by an authority in the field will be given after each weekly program.
Raynor, the moderator, and the newly formed USC Reper-torie Players, who read the plays, have worked on the show for more than a month.
“T h e Importance of Being Ernest” by Oscar Wilde will be read April 14. Professor James Durbin of the English department will give the commentary following the play.
The six debates may be viewed in Studio C of Hancock. Ra.y-J nor. who will act as narrator, sdid this is an excellent opportunity for students to support their outstanding debate team. The team’s competitive schedule demands their presence on other campuses and students rarely see USC debaters, he added.
Issues that will be debated include a variety of federal government adoption of a program of compulsory health insurance, legalized prostitution, the exten-| sion of federal aid to parochial | school, abolishment of the House I Un-American Activities Commit-j tee, admission of Red China to the UN and strengthened FCC 1 regulations.
Officials, Artists To Join Trustees At Kickoff Dinner
By PENNY LERNOIX Daily Trojan City Editor
One of the most outstanding cultural events in USC's history will begin a three-week program tonight with a kick-off dinner for “Italian Perspective—1961.”
The university program is being held in observance of the centennial of Italian unification and the contributions made by Italy and her people to i-- --------—■
the culture of the Western world.
Tonight, President Norman Topping and members of the USC Board of Trustees will host a special dinner at 6:30 in the Town and Gown Foyer for offi-f cials of the Italian government, a well known Italian-American artist and a group of prominent Los Angeles art collectors.
| Officials, Artists Present
On hand will he S. E. Paolo Emilio Taviani, Italian minister of the treasury; Manlio Brosio, Italian ambassador to the U.S.; Dr. Mario Tedeschi. Italian consul general to Los Angeles; and Rico Lebrun, one of the outstanding contemporary painters in the United States.
In addition, more than two dozen art collectors and patrons who have lent paintings and sculptures from their private collections to USC for its “Italian Perspectives’’ program will be guests.
Tomorrow night the opera department will present Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” at S in Bo-vard Auditorium. The first Eng-
OPERA SCENE — Verdi's opera, "Simon Bcccanegra," will be one cf the outstanding cultural events in the 23-day Italian Centennial celebration. Among these ap-
pearing in the opera tomorrow night will be (I to r) Orville White as Simon Bcccanegra, Clifford Reims as Adorno and Diana Yea man who is Maria.
USC Professor Will Bubble' At Graduate School Lecture
Dr. Karol J. Mysels, professor of chemistry, was chosen last night to give the 1962 research lecture for the USC Graduate School.
He will speak on “Soap Bubbles in Three Centuries of Scientific Research” at the 29th annual dinner of the graduate faculty.
Dr. Mysels is an authority on soap films and bubbles, which are of interest to housewives in their dishpans and automatic washers and to city engineers who must deal with such foams in sewage disposal plants.
His research on detergents shows the effects of inter-actions of molecules in forming thin films. In his lecture. Dr. Mysels will review all studies on soap bubbles from the time of Sir Isaac Newton. 17th century English mathematician who formulated the theory of gravity, to the present.
Dr. Mysels, who has been on the USC chemistry faculty since 1947, recently vv a s invited to speak at the third annual National Industrial Pharmaceutical Research Conference in W'iscon-! sin on June 5.
He also was recently named to the advisory board of the 1 Journal of Physical Chemistry ; published by the American j Chemical Society. He is on the I editorial boards of the Journal of Chemical Education and the Journal of Colloid Science.
Dr. Mysels, a native of Poland, is a graduate of the University j of Lyon, France, and Harvard ■ University.
While with the patent department of Shell Development Corp., Dr. Mysels obtained for that company in 1944 one of the first patents ever issued on the use of radioactive isotopes to trace leaks in pipelines.
He had difficulty persuading
Shell to make the patent application because the industrial use of radioactivity seemed impractical at that time, which was one year before the first atomic Acmb explosion.
During World War II. Dr. Mysels served in the U. S. Army chemical warfare service as a senior worker on the study of incendiary bombs and flame throwers. He did considerable work on napalm (gelled gasoline for incendiary weapons).
One of his hobbies is the correction of mistakes in chemical textbooks. He is co-author with : Dr. Charles Copeland. USC pro-fessor of chemistry', of a textbook on general chemistry.
Dr. Mysels is also chairman of a national contest in colloid and ‘ surface chemistry for college undergraduates sponsored by the Continental Oil Co. of Houston, Texas, and Ponca City. Okla., which was started in 1957.
Laos Issue Called Complex
New Drugs To Be Topic
An all-day seminar sponsored by the School of Pharmacy will present the latest developments in professional pharmacy, Sunday, at the Surfrider Inn, 1700 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica.
Los Angeles and Santa Monica pharmacists and other associated groups will atend the four-lecture program starting at 9:30 a m.
Speakers will be members of the School of Pharmacy. They will discuss “Some N ewer Drugs,” “Psychotherapeutic A-gents.” “Drugs in Coronary Heart Disease" and "Drugs Used in Cancer Therapy.”
The pharmacy seminar will be sponsored by the USC Pharmacy Alumni Association and Boyle and Company. Admission will be free except for the noon luncheon.
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The immediate military crisis in Laos cannk at the Bible” will be taken by University Chaplain John E. Cantelon at 11 a.m. in Bovard Auditorium on Sunday.
The regular weekly Sunday service will be highlighted by the Rev. Mr. Cantelon's discus-* sicn of the provacative new English translation of the Bible.
He will view the Bible in a number of different ways—as a book of spiritual fairy tales, a I magic book which holds all the : answers in a troubled world, an opiate of the people, and a n.gh class "vvhodonit.”
Finally, he will view the Bible as a travel book, not as a chronicle of temporal travels, bu* as
given a public hearing by the City Council April 17.
The plan, as developed by the university and the City Planning Commission, would include the area bounded by Jefferson Blvd., Figueroa St., Exposition Blvd.,
and Vermont Ave.
Eminent Domain The university has the right 1 of eminent domain and is permitted to condemn the private-: ly ow ned property involved. Before USC can obtain urban renewal financial aid. however, approval of the council is required, under terms of the Federal Housing Act of 1949.
The planning commission has lecommended that the council approve the Campus Redevelopment Plan. Persons objecting will be allowed to present their
1 views at 10 a.m. at the April 17 council session.
Redevelopment The Campus Redevelopment Plan is part of an over-all redevelopment program involving the Exposition Park area. It was devised by the planning commission in 1958.
Plans for eventual redevelopment of the area involve 1.870
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